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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Jackson Westlaw" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernuniondepartment101@r7.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:01:57 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

WE THE WESTERN UNION URGENT REMMITTING OFFICE HAVE SENT YOUR FULL COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $2.5Million (two Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stats Dollars) TO YOU THROUGH WESTERN UNION, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING $5,000.00USD PER DAY STARTING FROM today. NOW WE HAVE SEND THE FIRST PAYMENT TO YOU.SO CONTACT OUR DIRECTOR DR FRED JOHNSON AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION, MTCN Number, SENDER NAME, TEXT QUESTION/ANSWER SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.

HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF WESTERN UNION DIRECTOR GENERAL . Fred Johnson,EMAIL ADDRESS (westernuniondepartment101@r7.com) TELL +2348113100182+2347037432699

IMMEDIATELY CONTACT DR FRED JOHNSON WITH BELOW INFORMATION FOR YOUR FIRST PAYMENT AND ALSO CALL HIM ON PHONE AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE INFORMATION DOWN TO HIM.

RECEIVER NAME--------
COUNTRY--------------
CITY------------------
TELEPHONE Number--------
Age/------

CALL OR EMAIL HIM NOW SO THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATION TO YOU AS URGENT AS YOU CAN.For any question you can call the Director Fred Johnson on this Number:+2348113100182+2347037432699.and also e-mail him as soon as you receive this message.Your Urgency is highly Needed Immediately after reading this mail.

THANKS AND GOD BLESSING YOU
Barrister Jackson Westlaw
Western union International Bank Transfer.

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